AGSA Minutes - August 28, 2006

Attendance:
Matt Perry, Nathan Grassi, Patrick Fazioli, Brandon Lundy, Ben Kamphaus, Katie Neilson, Russ Gullekson, Carla Braga, Ray Whitlow, Melissa Wyman, Emily Greatbatch, Tera Thompson, Bonnie Vest, Yeon Jung Kim, José Power

The meeting began at 10:30 AM.

1. Nominations for the 2006-07 AGSA Executive were opened. Nominations will remain open until Tuesday, August 29 at 7:00 PM by e-mail (bdlundy@buffalo.edu). Ballots will be put in everyone's mailbox on Wednesday, August 30. Votes will be returned to the "AGSA mailbox", and will be counted Thursday evening after 5:00 PM. The winners will be announced Friday at the AGSA Fall Picnic.
   1. NOMINEES FOR THE POSITIONS OF PRESIDENT, VICE-PRESIDENT, TREASURER, OR SECRETARY, SHOULD E-MAIL THE LISTSERV A BIO-BLURB ABOUT WHY THEY ARE RIGHT FOR THE JOB!
   NOMINATIONS INCLUDED:
   

   PRESIDENT
   	Amanda Shero
   	Patrick Fazioli
   	Michelle Bellino
   VICE-PRESIDENT
   	Michelle Bellino
   	Patrick Fazioli
   	Bonnie Vest
   TREASURER
   	Matt Perry
   	Kevin Wiley
   	Jose Power
   	Katie Neilson
   SECRETARY
   	Ben Kamphaus
   	Bonnie Vest
   	Tara Thompson
   	Jen Shaffer
   FACULTY COMMITTEE
   	Patrick Fazioli
   	Jen Shaffer
   GRADUATE COMMITTEE
   	Nathan Grassi
   	Ashley Hansen
   CURRICULUM COMMITTEE
   	Ben Kamphaus
   	Melissa Wyman
   	Nathan Grassi
   	Matt Perry
   SENATORS
   	Rachel Frisk
   	Jenn Lapp
   	Matt Perry
   	Lori Eldridge
   	Kevin Wiley
   	Ray Whitlow
   	Emily Greatbatch
   	Jose Power
   GSEU MOBILIZER
   	Gemmae Fix
   	Lori Eldridge
   GRIEVANCE COMMITTEE
   	Yeon Jung Kim
   	Ben Kamphaus
   NETWORK ADMINISTRATOR
   	Russ Gullekson
   	Dave Witt
   

2. $100 was unanimously encumbered to co-sponsor Dr. Carol Berman's bringing of the film, "Flock of Dodos," (www.flockofdodos.com) to Buffalo for a screening. The subject of the film is the Intelligent Design controversy. The screening is scheduled for the evening of Nov. 2 and Randy Olson the writer and director will accompany the film and answer questions following the showing. The venue has not been finalized, but it will be either Rockwell Hall at Buff State or one of the large classrooms at UB (north campus). The screening will be free to the public.
3. The AGSA Fall Picnic has been tentatively scheduled for Friday, September 1, 2006 at 4:00 PM at the Ellicott Complex Picnic Area, directly after the Anthropology Department's Faculty Committee meeting.

Repectfully submitted,

Brandon Lundy
AGSA President